making news in america this morning, southern chill. people along the gulf coast now joining in bracing for the winter weather coming their way. dangerous conditions now responsible for a deadly pileup. justin bieber busted. from clean-cut and charming to troublemaker. the pop star is now facing serious charges that could get him kicked out of the country. wise guy roundup. accused mobsters under arrest in connection with the case made famous on the big screen. why the arrests now more than 30 years later. and amazing grace. she may be small, but this pint-sized girl packs a lot of passion in her singing. ♪ o say can you see

happy friday, everyone. i'm marci gonzalez in for diana perez. >> i'm john muller. we're going to begin with the dangerous cold that's now dipping into the deep south. people in atlanta, georgia, not used to seeing this kind of thing. a water fountain partially frozen over with temperatures near single digits. >> and weather is being blamed for this pileup in indiana. abc's mary bruce has the details. >> reporter: it seems never ending. >> i'm losing my mind it's so cold. >> reporter: and the deep freeze is only getting deeper. 195 million americans locked in its frigid grip. at least 35 states from the midwest to the gulf experiencing temperatures below freezing. crews bracing for ice as far south as texas. >> nothing is enough here. i'm sorry. i need layers on my face, layers on my hands. >> reporter: in indiana whiteout conditions caused a massive pileup on interstate 94. big rigs and cars tangled on the

roadway. more than 40 vehicles smashed together. three people dead, more than 20 injured. >> the collision was just like boom. it was like louder than a gunshot. i mean, you heard it and this is crazy. >> i can't believe the way it looked. even i was in tears just looking at it. it's horrible. >> reporter: and the snow and ice isn't going anywhere any time soon. a close call in new york where a snowplow plunged through the ice into this reservoir. negative 19 in fargo. chicago blasted with cold air so bone chilling, it felt like 20 below zero. >> i'm looking forward to the summer. i'm not going to complain about how hot it is. >> reporter: the extreme freeze closing schools in minnesota with windchills dipping 35 to 45 below. it's too cold to enjoy the snow left after this week's massive storm. this illinois ski resort looks like an abandoned ghost town actually closing for the day because of the cold. if you think this deep freeze is unprecedented, well, you're right. across the country more than

1100 temperature records have broken just in this month, and it's not over yet. this cold is still expected to last all the way through next week. mary bruce, abc news, washington. >> the super cold weather is going to continue for awhile. winter weather even in places that don't usually see it. >> abc meteorologist ginger zee says the cold air mass is staying over the eastern half of the country. >> reporter: we have freeze watches and windchill advisories along the gulf coast. morning temperatures in birmingham, alabama, 13. that's more than 20 degrees below average. corpus christi, 38, so the freeze is on the east side, but you add precipitation, and you've got issues. already snowing in parts of louisiana and texas. houston under a winter storm warning. they haven't seen one of those in almost three years. and here it is, what to expect in the morning. some freezing rain, ice accumulating up to a quarter inch in that pink. >> all right, ginger.

certain commuters here in new york will be hoping the frigid air is the only problem this morning. that was not the case last night when a commuter problem forced most of the nation's second busiest railroad to grind to a halt. thousands of metro north commuters in new york's grand central terminal on dozens of trains stuck in place for hours. plenty of questions and not a lot of answers. >> why is there no backup on something like this? >> i couldn't tell you right now. it's one of the things we're going to be investigating and we're going to be looking into this all night, i'm sure, trying to figure out what happened and to design the system so it can't happen again. >> the railroad says service is back to normal now. the outage was metro north's latest problem. late last year one of its trains derailed killing four people. we have breaking news from egypt this morning. a series of deadly blasts on the third anniversary of the eve of the arab spring. a car bomb detonated outside police headquarters in cairo at dawn killing at least four people. it was followed by explosions at a metro station and at a police office near the pyramids. violence has been on the rise since mohammed morsi was ousted in july, but these are the first

blasts to strike at the heart of the city. and now to pop superstar justin bieber, who could be facing months in jail following his first arrest. bieber waving to fans after he was released on bail was picked up in miami beach yesterday accused of drag racing, drunk driving and resisting arrest. the 19-year-old was allegedly going twice the speed limit when he was pulled over in a yellow lamborghini. >> mr. bieber made statements that he had consumed some alcohol and that he had been smoking marijuana and consumed some prescription medication. >> a dui conviction could get bieber up to six months in jail. ahead in "the pulse," experts weigh in on why these charges could lead to the canadian-born singer's deportation. nsa whistle-blower edward snowden is making it clear that he has no plans to return to the u.s. any time soon. during an online "q" and "a," snowden said coming back home from russia would be the best

resolution, but he does not believe he can get a fair trial. he said current law wouldn't allow him to argue that he acted in the public's interest. the white house has rejected a new report by a government panel calling the nsa spying program illegal and ineffective. the report contradicts president obama concluding that the program has not made a difference in a single instance involved by threats to the u.s. even though the white house disagrees. it acknowledged that the president had incorporated some of the panel's recommendations in its recent call for changes to the nsa. defense secretary chuck hagel has ordered two sweeping reviews of the people who run the nation's nuclear program. the force has been rocked by scandals including drug use and exam cheating, and top commanders have been involved in gambling and drinking episodes. the pentagon says the nuclear arsenal is safe and secure, but there is a need to examine the health of the culture. the re-election campaign of new jersey governor chris christie and his state's gop leadership have a deadline looming. they have until february 5th to turn over materials about the so-called bridgegate scandal to federal prosecutors. those materials were subpoenaed yesterday.

the scandal centers on traffic jams in ft. lee, new jersey, which seemed to have been created possibly as political payback. the foundation overseeing the september 11th museum at the world trade center is defending its admission charge. visitors will have to pay $24 when the museum opens this spring. families of 9/11 victims won't be charged, but some relatives want it to be free for everyone. the foundation says the admission fee is necessary to cover $60 million a year in operational costs. all right. time now for the weather across the nation. as we mentioned earlier, more than half of the country will see severe cold today. most of the midwest will also get some light snow. on the west coast you can expect it to be hot and dry conditions there increasing the chances of wildfires. the high temperature here in new york today will only be 18. atlanta and memphis will reach 33 degrees. new orleans will be a chilly 41 and only 48 in albuquerque. it'll be warmer in anchorage today than in atlanta. how about that?

>> wait a minute. warmer in anchorage, alaska, than atlanta, georgia. >> yes, hard to believe. >> wow. all right, unlocking the new magic. wait until you see what oreo will soon be putting out. and la cosa nostra taking a hit. arrests made in a decades old mob heist made famous by that classic film. plus, caught in the cross fire. a shootout inside a store leaves a teenager hurt, and cameras captured how it all went down.

welcome back. the stock markets open this

morning at their lowest point in more than a month after selling across the board yesterday. the dow jones industrial average lost 176 points. so far this year, the dow is off 379 or more than 2%. yesterday's selloff was because of worries about china. the housing bust may be over. existing home sales in december were only up slightly, but overall last year saw the most activity in seven years. the median price of a home was up 11.5% to just under $200,000. that is the highest average in eight years. the data breach at neiman-marcus was apparently worse than initially believed. the company now revealing more than a million credit cards may have been compromised. the malware used to hack neiman-marcus is believed to be the same that infiltrated target but the neiman-marcus breach appears to date back to last summer. well, today marks the 30th birthday for apple's original mcintosh computer.

it was on this day in 1984 a young steve jobs introduced the mac. little did anyone know what he pulled out of that bag would revolutionize computing and influence so many computers and gadgets that followed. all right, get ready for two new flavors of oreos, sounds pretty good. cookie dough and marshmallow crispy oreos going on sale february 3rd. >> okay. only available for a limited time. the marshmallow crispy oreos might remind you of rice crispy treats but, of course, nabisco is not going to call them that. >> we have to sample those, bad boys. west 66th street. attention, america, this morning. >> john and marci. send it right to us. when we come back, pope francis tells everyone what he really thinks about the digital world and gives his advice on how to use the internet. and the friendly neighborhood bear. wait till you see just how friendly and close he got.

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the lava lake at kilauea's summit is bubbling, what's called spattering and the activity is expected to increase. there have also been about a dozen earthquakes around the volcano. the lava lake should rise over the next few days. >> that's a beautiful picture. let's take a look at morning road conditions. watch for icy conditions on many roads in the eastern half of the country even as far south as texas. interstate 94 eastbound completely closed near michigan city. that's after a major pileup there yesterday. . and if you're flying, airport delays are possible in houston, chicago, detroit and minneapolis. and from the cold now to a very cold case. the fbi has rounded up five suspected mobsters in a notorious airport robbery back in 1978. >> it's still one of the biggest heists in u.s. history, and it was featured in a famous hollywood movie. abc's senior justice correspondent pierre thomas has the story. >> reporter: the lufthansa heist

1978, jfk international airport, more than 6 million in cash and jewelry stolen. >> police at kennedy airport are searching for at least five gunmen. >> reporter: the story behind the movie "goodfellas." >> and these are the guys that jimmy put together for what turned out to be the biggest heist in american history. >> reporter: decades later some of the real-life suspected good fellas were rousted out of their beds in early morning fbi raids. among them in handcuffs, vincent asaro and reputed top lieutenant in the bonanno crime family. asaro, who pled not guilty and recently came into fbi focus after agents searched the home of jimmy "the gent" burke this summer. burke portrayed in "goodfellas" by robert de niro died in 1974, but a tip led police to his home and new evidence discovered there helped crack the case. >> never rat on your friends and always keep your mouth shut. >> reporter: forget about that. it appears somebody's talking. pierre thomas, abc news, washington.

new video this morning showing a teen getting caught in the cross fire at a market in memphis. he was standing in line when the guys behind him drew their guns and opened fire. in addition to hitting the teen, the bullets also broke a window and became lodged in a wall. the men who shot at each other are still at large. the teen was treated at a hospital, and employees there believe there may have been another gunman. this sounds like something out of pirates of the caribbean," a shipload of cannibal rats may be headed to britain. the abandoned cruise ship was built for trips to the arctic and can'tant art -- and antarctic, but a tow line broke as it was headed from canada to a scrap yard. now it's adrift in the atlantic. been there ever since. coast guard officials are worried it may come ashore. all right, pope francis who apparently likes the internet, he marked the church's world communication day yesterday calling the net, a gift from god. >> he also said it offers immense possibilities for solidarity, but francis didn't have all good things to say

about it. he noted that the speed of the internet "exceeds our capacity for reflection and judgment." >> there's a lot of truth in that. >> yeah. what a week for southern california homeowners getting several surprise visits from bears. a black bear took a tour of a pasadena neighborhood yesterday. this was the scene. a bear even spending some time on the front porch. this couple admitted they didn't even seen it. >> it's not clear if it was the same bear but both displayed the same calm behavior. one said it was a regular visit her and seems to be a, quote, good guy. >> until he's not a good guy. >> until he's hungry. >> yeah. for those needing a football fix this weekend, the nfl's pro bowl is sunday night. >> the league's best who aren't playing in the super bowl are in honolulu for the game, and for a check of last night's nba highlights, here's our man at espn.

good morning, america. welcome to our "sportscenter" studios here in los angeles. i'm stan verrett. let's get started in the nba. lebron james says the miami heat are having some chemistry problems playing thursday without dwyane wade who was out for a fourth straight game resting his gimpy knees. james carrying much of the load himself. he puts the heat up eight. the second quarter, the heat up 11. james with another nice move. the finish and the foul put the heat up 13. no stopping him, no stopping him in transition, he had 27 points and 13 rebounds, and chris bosh made sure that the big two was enough for miami to get the win. bosh with 31. heat go on to win it, 109-102. the next stop was portland for the nuggets and blazers. damian lillard. oh, yeah, let's take another look at that one so you can fully appreciate it. blazers still down 8, though. third quarter, blazers down 11. robin lopez to lamarcus aldridge and the blazers down 9.

get it to aldridge, a good strategy, 44 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks for aldridge. blazers go on to win it, 110-105. they snap a two-game losing streak. that's it from here. have a great friday. now back to you. >> all right, thanks. a teen from oklahoma may be part of an espn story sometime down the road, especially if he keeps this up, and that is why this is our "play of the day." >> it's pretty awesome. check out high school senior braden smith. he's bench pressing 515 pounds. in fact, he bench pressed it three times. >> oh, my goodness. >> smith is one of the nation's top football recruits. he will make a decision on where he'll play in college early next month. the kid is in high school. >> no big deal. that's what you would do at the gym. >> oh, yeah. maybe 100 pounds. i don't know about that. you know, i remember in the '70s there was this guy on the cowboys. he was gigantic.

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about what it was like to be removed from the show. leno tells "60 minutes" he was completely blindsided when he was replaced by conan o'brien in 2009. >> he says he was devastated to be portrayed as the bad guy when the experiment failed and he was asked to rejoin the show. jimmy fallon takes over as the host of "the tonight show" on february 17th. and finally, the toddler who is getting plenty of love thanks to a performance that's going viral online. >> it's awesome. she is 3-year-old grace ann rogers, and check her out. ♪ by the dawn's early light ♪ o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave ♪ >> she is a cutie pie. >> oh, my gosh, the personality and just shines right through. what a precious little girl. >> if that doesn't put a smile on your face, i don't know what will. what a cutie pie. >> uh-huh. i could enjoy some more singing. >> you know what, remembering

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good morning at 4:28. the r we have breaking news in pittsburg. a fire led to authorities discovering a marijuana grow house. amy hollyfield is on the scene. >> kristen, this house looks like the other homes in the neighborhood in pittsburg. inside, though, it was not a typical suburban home. the entire house was full of marijuana plants and probably brought in $1.5 million to $2 million a year. it caught fire overnight. no one was here. no one was hurt. there were no arrests. officials say it was such a big fire, they had to fight it

defensively but when they got inside they got the surprise. >> grow house fires are often related to the electrical use. our investigators are looking at that in this case. it is, unfortunately, relatively common. >> that is what has been interesting as we have been here listening to the investigators talk how often they feel like they are responding to fires like this in this area. i asked, is it illegal or could it have been a medical marijuana grow they had permits and they said, no, no, the amount here is so big this is illegal. they will be looking for the owners of the home. >> neighbors are quiet. maybe they slept through it. when they come out this morning we will be curious to ask what kind of activity they saw what

was going on here. >> thanks, amy. firefighters in san bruno are mopping up after severe damage to a restaurant on san mateo avenue. the fire shot from the roof of the building. no injuries were reported. >> now a look at our forecast for the weekend. mike? >> we will get u -- you updated. the areas in red are a high fire danger until 1:00 o'clock this afternoon. the big surf is coming through 9:00 today during the evening, we are around nine to ten miles per hour off bodega bay and san francisco. the forecast this afternoon will be partly cloudy and more cloud cover than early this week. temperatures are mostly in the mid-to-upper 60's and low-to-mid 60's at the